Places of Europe

The European Commission Representation in Portugal and EUNIC Portugal organize three FREE cultural urban routes, anchored in places of remembrance, highlighting links to several European countries, with historical and cultural focus and focus on places directly associated with this link.

There are three different pedestrian cross-country routes lasting 2h30, designed and accompanied by an official guide of the Centro Nacional da Cultura with comments in Portuguese. Participation is free, subject to prior registration on the website https://ec.europa.eu/portugal/registration_5_en, and limited to a maximum of 20 participants per tour. Registration will only be valid upon receipt of a confirmation email. It is only possible to enroll in the tour with the earliest date, and for the rest, the entries will open after the start of the last tour.

O calendário das visitas é o seguinte:

Lisboa – Porta da Europa – start at Terreiro do Paço
Praça do Comércio / Frente Ribeirinha / Baixa Pombalina / Rossio (Praça D. Pedo IV).
Lisbon port and merchant city; city of the Discoveries – Europe to meet the World; scientists, merchants, bankers, typographers and European artists in Lisbon; relevant figures and facts; emblematic buildings. Lisbon Illuminist; the earthquake of 1755 and the city of Pombal; echoes of the earthquake in Europe; influences and contributions of Europe to the reconstruction of the city; thought, diplomacy, science and art; relevant figures and facts; emblematic buildings.

Dates:

• March 8 at 2:30 p.m.
• March 15 at 2:30 p.m.
• March 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Lisboa – Montra da Europa –Beginning in Largo de S. Carlos

Chiado / Bairro Alto / S. Pedro de Alcântara.
Lisboa cosmopolitan city: cultural diversity and interculturality; the ‘echoes of Europe’ in the context of the urban society of Liberalism and the Republic; bookstores, cafes, theaters, newspapers and other places of sociability and cultural talk; experiences and cultural ambiences in the public space; writers, architects, artists, musicians and other creators; relevant figures and facts; emblematic buildings.

Dates:

• March 29, 2019 at 11:00 AM
• March 29, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
• March 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.
• April 5, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Lisboa – Paths of Europe – Beginning in Restauradores

Restauradores / Avenida da Liberdade / Marquês de Pombal / Parque Eduardo VII.A city in urban transformation; from the Public Drive to the new nineteenth century boulevard; tradition and innovation; influences and international models; social modernity and artistic modernity; urbanism, architecture and arts; diversity and singularities; relevant figures and facts; buildings and representative spaces. Dates:

• April 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
• April 12, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
• April 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

There are, therefore, several opportunities to walk through the main streets of the most central area of Lisbon, revisiting it with a European perspective that is rooted in the national heritage.

The selection and organization of the contents are in charge of the Centro Nacional da Cultura, which has as its main objectives the promotion, defense and dissemination of the Portuguese cultural heritage, including its systematic registration – the promotion of “cultural tourism” – based on an integrated notion of tourism, environment, heritage and cultural itineraries and the formation of young generations in a sense of global citizenship.

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